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Universal version latest seen at v1.0 · Reported by 8 Macs in the community.
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a is a licensing and activation utility bundled with Boris FX products, including Mocha, Sapphire, and other visual effects plugins for video editing and motion graphics. The app manages license authentication, entitlements, and online activation for Boris FX's suite of professional tools. It runs as a background service or auxiliary component to ensure that only licensed users can launch and use the main applications. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionA native Apple Silicon build of a has been confirmed running on real Macs, so you can update from the Intel version to the native version. Since a is a licensing helper bundled with Boris FX applications rather than a standalone app, the simplest path is to update your main Boris FX application (Mocha, Sapphire, or whichever Boris FX product you have installed) to the latest version. Visit the Boris FX download page for your specific product, download the current installer, and run it — it will bring the native build of a along with it. If you have automatic updates enabled in your Boris FX application settings, the upgrade may happen automatically. After updating, your existing license activations and entitlements will carry forward without any manual migration.
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